The Sun. — London, England, 1826-10-09 00:00:00

in-Chief of the Peloponnesus, before he left Napoli, will be found amongst our extracts, and will be read with high interest by all who feel for the cause of un fortunate Greece. rRENCy FUNDS, OCT. 6. Five per Cents. 9Bf. sc. 98f. 98f. sc. 10e. M. 10c. Three per Cents. Bank Actions 2040f. Bente' de Naples Cortes Bonds Royal Bonds One Month .. Three Months EXCH•NGES ON LONDON. . 25f. 50c. . 25f. 35c. We have received this forenoon the St. Peters burgh Journal of the 23d instant. It is not a little curious that these papers are entirely silent with regard to th e differences with Persia, which are not even al luded to. The political situation of the Empire seems to be forgotten in the masquerades, fetes, and reviews, which crowd upon each other in succession at Moscow : ST. PETERSBURGII, SEPT. 8. his Majesty the Emperor has addressed an Ukase to the Senate, announcing that he has thought fit to create a Ministerial Department for the management of all affairs of the Court, with those of the Department of the Ap panages and the Cabinet, under the title of Ministry of the Imperial Court. Prince Wolchinsky is appointed Minister of the Imperial Court, and his Majesty has signed an ordinance for this new department, by which the Mini ster is declared the head of all the dependencies of the Court, and of the direction of the theatres, and at the same time Minister of the Appanages and Director of the Cabinet. He is immediately under the Emperor, to whom alone he owes an account of his administration : no other department has a right to require any account of him, or to give him any orders on the subject of his administration. The. Ladies of General Oppermann and of General Salcreineky, Governor of Finland, have received the little Cross of the Order of St. Catherine. _ The extra-post whi;chad been established between St. Petersburgh and Taganrog is suppressed by his Majesty's orders. MOSCOW, SEPT. 17. On the 14th there was a Grand Court Masquerade at the Petrowsky theatre, which was honoured with the pre sence of their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, the Grand Duke Michael and the Grand Duchess Helena, and of Prince Charles of Prussia. Their Majesties, who were impatiently expected, entered the theatre at half past eight, and remained till eleven, having supped in one of the Saloons. Nothing can be imagined more brilliant than this fete, at which there were above 5000 persons of the Nobility and the principal Merchants of the Empire, many of whom, had come from the most distant provinces to en 4,°Y, on this memorable occasion, the pleasure of seeing the -Emperor and his august family. The rich national costume of the ladies, the splendid embroidery of their head dresses, their Le pearl necklaces, and veils embroidered with f o ld, c on t raste d w i t h th e m ilitary and civil uniforms, with lirge cloaks thrown over them, gave an air of origi nality to this fete which seemed to combine the beauty and the magnificence of Europe and Asia. On the ISth, at eight in the morning, there was a grand review in the plain of Chodyne of the detachment of the Guard of Moscow, and the let Division of Grenadiers. The Emperor was present at this review, as well as their Majesties the Empresses. At four o'clock there was a splendid entertainment given by the merchants of Moscow to all the' Generals, the Officers of the Guard, end superior Officers of the army. His Majesty was pleased to be present at this entertainment, to which the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers of the Diplomatic Body were also invited. ST. PETERSBURGH, SEPT. 22. The Grand Dttke Constantine passed on the 7th through Orcha, on 'his way to Warsaw. His Imperial Highness wait in perfect health- HANOVER, lIPPT. 30. The Duke and Ducheia of Cambridge have returned from Berlin, by way of Brunawiek. Hamburgh Papers of the 4th inst. have also come to hand this morning. The fires which lately devastated Sweden and threat ened the destruction of Stockholm itself, originated in the indiscreet burning of brushwood, in clearing some waste land ; the proprietor of which has been con demned to pay the amount of the damage sustained from the consequences of his carelessness. The fol lowing arc extracts : STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 22. It is now known that the wife of Capt. V. Reichenbach, owner of the estate of Sagtorp, gave orders, during his ab sence, to burn the brushwood on the estate, for the pur pose of obtaining land for corn ; and this operation hav i ng heco carelessly performed, caused the great fi res in the woods in our neighbourhood, which even threatened the 1 - °Pital itself. Lieut. Von Pettersene, proprietor of Estavih, has brought an action against Capt. V. Reichenbach and Ts wife, and they hare been condemned to pay 31,290 n z-doll ars banco damages, and also to make good to the treasury the expence of sending and maintaining troops to wa y th e fi re . All t h e i r property i s seques t r ated, by wa y of security for the payment. COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 26. Asa proof of the extent to which the trade in bones is I ; i lrrierl in D enmar k, i t i s state d b y one o f our J ourna ls, at Mr. Born, a merchant at Corsoea, h a d, in the years 824 . fr, and 26, sent away 50 cargo es . It is a ffi rmed o "ma trade i n b ones annua ll y b r i ngs i nto t h e ki ng d om m 1 50,000 to 200,000 rix-dollars. We subjoin extracts from the Dutch Papers of the 6th instant, which have reached town this forenoon. It seems now to be considered that the calamitous explo sion at Ostend was the intentional work 'of some wicked person. A new organization of the Austrian army is men tioned as likely to take place, with the view of k eep ing the regiments in constant veadiness for service. Has this measure any connection with the intended occupation of Moldavia and Wallachia by Russia ? lIAARLIM, OCT. 6. Accounts from Batavia of the 19th of June, announced that a detachment of the Netherland troops, commanded by Colonel Cochin", had proceeded by Djocjocarta, to the 'Craton Piero, in which the insurgents had fortified them selves, and where, on a forraer occasion, it had not been thought advisable to attack them. It was, however, taken , on the 9th of June. The Netherland troops consisted of two columns of infantry, under Major Elout and La Bron ; a division of cavalry, on() of artillery, a reserve, under Koelman, and about 3000 natives from the surround ing Dews. AU the apprqachss to the Kraton having been occupied, an attempt w as made to blow up the walls, which having succeeded„ the scaling ladders were employed, And after a long engagorment, our troops made themselves masters of the fort. Our loss consisted of eight killed, am ong whom was Lieutenant Krustenburg, and 46 wounded. The loss , sf the enemy was not less than 400 ki lled, a number , df wounded, 40 prisoners, several standards, and soma cannon. Both the Netherland and y "vents, troops deserve the greatest praise for their beha viour on the occasi , on. Accounts from Groningen of Oct. '2, say that though the number of des,ths have decreased, that of the sick con thine; to encrease. In Friesland the disorder was still unabated. In the Lemmer, &c. not one house was free. It is calculated that ten times as many persons die as in ordinary times. EXCHANGES. AMSTERDAM, OCT. 6.—One mouth, 40. 5. ; Two months, 40. 2. ILAZIBURGIf, OCT. 6.---36. 11. ; Two months, 36. 8. PETCRSIMAG, STITT. 19.-10. 98.—Three months, 6. 171. BERLIN, SEPT. 30.—Three months, 7. t. BRUSSELS, OCT. 6.—lt is reported that the Austrian army will be organized in a different manner, and be divided like the Russian and Prussian armies into corps, which will be kept at the full complement even in time of peace, and ready to march at the shortest notice. These corps will be stationed, without division, in the several provinces of the Empire. M. Liefmans, chief clerk in one of the offices at Ostend, who hung himself on the 2d, is said to have left on his table a note, assigning as a motive for his suicide that he had deposed to some circumstances relative to the catas trophe of the 19th of. September, which, though true, he could not prove. The fear of being prosecuted on this account seems to have led him to this desperate act. The following is given as a copy of the note : " Dear Parents ! I have declared more tban I can prove ; though innocent I ran the risk of being prosecuted; yet I saw all I have stated. Forget your unhappy son. (Signed) _ "H. LIF.FMANS." The Courier des Pays Bas says, all the latest letters from Ostend agree that it is at length proved that the catas trophic which has plunged that most unfortunate town in mourning was the work of malevolence. Reports say that the match which caused the explosion was placed there a few minutes before it took place. The suicide of M. Liefinans is calculated to confirm these reports. It appears by the Quarterly Naval List, published by Mr. MURRAY, that the following promotions of Naval Officers took place in the quarter ending the 30th Sept. Many of these promotions have been be fore mentioned in our Columns, but we give the whole of the names as they appear in the List:--• To be Captains—Rodney Shannon, Chas. Howe Fre mantle, Lord Henry John Spencer Churchill, Michael Seymour, John Pakenham. To be Commanders—Henry Gossett, H. M. Love, W. Smith (e), Chas. Keele, Thomas Fraser, Hon. G. J. Cavendish, Fred. Chamier, Allen F. Gardener. To be Lieutenants—Edward Jervis Hopkins, John Sum mers, Duncan Frederick Campbell, James Maitland, Philip Hast, Jocelyn Waller, George Windsor, John Evans, Charles Serjeantson, George Frederick Westbrook, Ed ward Holland, George Woodberry Smith, Noah Dalway, James Mure, Sam. Rosser Protheroe, Berrie Haines, John Tom, John Nete . Nott, Charles Cornwall Birkett, Jas. Dalyell, John Julius M'Donnell, Geo. B. Love. To be Masters—John Thomas, John Pasley Luckraft. Surgeons—S. Mackey, A. Savage. • To be Assistant-Surgeons—S. Wicher, W. Hutchin son, B. Jones, M. D., Thos. Johnson, F. Osborne, J. C. Hamilton. To be nurser—J. L. Jones. The Committee of the Foreign Stock Exchange met again on Saturday on the affair of the alteration of the price of French Renter, by Mr. J. H. ISRAEL, iu WETENti A LL'S List, and passed the following vote of censure : " Resolved, That the conduct of Mr. Israel, in inducing the clerk of Mr. Wetenhall to mark a price of French renter, after the regular hour of business (four'o'clock), and contrary to the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange, and after a refusal to mark the price by Mr. Wetenhall himself, is highly censurable, and that Mr. krael he reprimanded accordingly." By the forms and rules of this body, it is necessary for the resolution to be submitted to a subseqUent meeting for confirmation. No doubt, however, is en tertained as to the result ; for there seems but one feeling, which is to mark with reprobation an act which, whatever was its motive, was characterizeil by some very unjustifiable circumstances. The firmness of the Committee is spoken of,as it deserves to be, with gene ral commendation. Mr. WETENITALL appears also to have exonerated himself completely from blame, and throughout the whole business has conducted himself with integrity and firmness. Every season has its peculiar sports, and every crime its established punishment ; but no sooner had the season for nutting come in, than some of our Country Magistrates thought proper to enlarge the bounds of their committing jurisdiction, by making uvr iNo,that ancient privilege of the people, a crime— that autumnal recreation, in which these worthy Magis trates had in their younger days frequently partaken. So strangely indeed has the transition from the tree to the bench affected their heads, that these worthies have now actually declared nutting a crime. They are too old to crack nuts, and hate to hear so many reports cracked in their ears. Nothing afflicts an uneasy conscience so much as the shadows of past misdoings. These worthies hav ing stept into the chair of justice are probably anxious to make atonement for their own errors, by visiting un merciful severity upon the waywardness of others. But we can assure them, that the harmless recreation of nutting is no crime—far less a misdemeanotyr---pu nishable with a tine of five pounds, at the tender dis cretion of a convicting magistrate. To constitute nutting a crime, it must be proved that the intruder , broke down branches or committed depredations tea fully o r with a malicious intent, and at the utmost, the law only inflicts a penalty of 'five pounds, but leaves it to the magistrate to fine the offender in the the amount of the damage actually sustained b yaggrieved party, and that amou nt would not i n ft thousand eases exceed sixpence. But etas unfortunate aixpence afford s th e M ag istrate and his clerk a plea for laying peaces on eleven shillings and sixpence ex on the, which makes nuttin the most lucrative crime Magistrate's But that. eveono,a_,simipitelinceee, could not be demanded ist • will be seen from without this r . 1 ° I the Trespaas A the statute touching this sn . bj e . ct— .. Act, Geo. 4. cap. 56, which are— any person or persona shall wilfully " That from a nd after th e peering of Act [July 1820], if or mrni.any the swrds at any damage, injury, or fipoil, to or nla ICIOUJ y hedge, gate, stile, guidev ost , mil orchard, garden, nursery -ground "thn a, tree, wood, under la or or other matter or thing grovain , crop vegetables, plants, di or sing or upon l building , thereon or to, real or personal property, o f Co g be thereof convicted within four y committing of such injury, beforea"ar months next . after the ire or kind soever, and shall confession of the party offending credible witness or witnesses, or of ' the oath of one or more th r e lb p jy ;t 4 y t e ag e' g 6iecv.eedithinerthbec the rri;ses, every person so offending, and being thereof convii aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay to the person or persons aggri such sum of mousy as shall appear to such justice to be a sonable satisfaction and compensation for Mt desMaStes or injuqh or spoil so committed, not exceeding in atty.case Ms sum of five pounds." We sincerely wish that MagistrateiBvere compellSO read the statutes before they attempt to act up% If they did, and could comprehend their egis ative meaning and spirit, we should have fewer. committals,. but more convictions ; for it is notorious that two-, thirds of those committed by are declared --er7F, innocent by Juries, But the ialge . .af the dog in, , manger was never better exemplifi e d than in tne O. spirit now carried on by those in rural authority against the poor people, who in these hard times beguile their cares by gathering a few nuts. We really think that the Gentlemen of England ought to be ashamed of themselves by countenancing this unmanly attack upon the bold peasantry of. their country, for they should recollect that by ,hrt_ ., (lr: ng the comforts and privileges of their countrymen} ` . t. subdue their spirit, and destroy that national ride of independence, which is the p ecu li ar boast of English— men. But the greatest anomaly in these summary convictions of the Magistracy is, the fact that they set' , their faces against any report of their proceedings being made public, as if they were ashamed of their own conduct. Is it not preposterous that a man should be committed to prison for a month for taking a few nuts from the woods of a gentleman, who happens to have a neighbouring lkWristri*: for his friend ? Suppose the " offend '' pened to be his own son, how would the. case be reversed ! The freedom of our country wotad then be in danger, and the rights of the people in,,iipeedy, by the unconstitutional ac ts of m agis t ra t e s ! Now, this only proves that, if there be any justice in the law, and impartiality in the breasts of those who ad minister it, the poor man should fare as well as the son of the rich, and the affections of the people would thereby be increased for the tribunals of the country, instead of being alienated by every petty act of oppression, which they are daily compelled to wit ness--nay to suffer. Once but abolish the recreations of the people, and you will destroy their manly pride in the institutions of their country, and with it their reverence for the laws as well as their respect for them selves. Quebec Papers to the 4th September have been received ; they do not contain any important intelligence. Miie Kelly had ar rived from New York at Montreal, and Mr. Kean was also ex pected at Quebec from Montreal, on 2d September ; he was ad vertised to appear on the 4th September. An alarm had been raised,, without foundation, respecting the solvency of the Bank of Upper Canada, which was intentionally excited by some Canadian speculators : it is added, that the knaves were successful. The Editor of the York Observer dulges in some ill-judged exultation, that the knavery was equals to a Yankee trick. Canada has suffered much from droug!tti. 11 m the warmth of the summer in Quebec ; they say there has not been more than four or five inches of rain since the middle of May. Newfoundland Papers of the 12th Sept. have been received, but their contents possess no interest. We have received this morning Charleston Papers to the '2d September inclusive; but their contents are quite unimportant. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o'Cloek. Consols opened this morning at 80k, buyers, and have scarcely had the most trifling alteration ; the appearance of the market is rather heavy, the price for Nov. account being 804 1 ; Exchequer 1104.18.494444 *lie Bands. SI 9 pin. ; In the ,Foreign Fonds, since the opening, Mexican'Bends era vmy flat at 61/ It Colom bian, 341 6 ; and Chilian, 3'7 R, SWires are rather higher, particularly Del Monte, which are 70 60 dia. ; United Mexican, 15 14 ; and Anglo Mexican, .62 50 die. Three per Cent. Console for 12th Oct., 801, buyers; Ditto for 28th November, 804 # ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 31 3 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 pm. Foaxiciti Foxes.—Brazilian, 63 4; Buena; Ayres, 61 3; Chilian, 97 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 343 6 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 61 2 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 611 ; Danish, 561 '7; Greek, 14 4 ; Russian, SS ; Peruvian, 271 81 ; Spanish, 101 1. Minn.—Anglo Mexican, 55 50 die. ; United Mexican, 15 14 die. ; Pasco Peruvian, 141 131 dis. ; Brazilian, 121 131 pm. ; Tlalpnzahua, 20 30 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. ; Colombian, 6 6 per Share ; Real del Monte, 70 60 die. _ _ _ Si/Amts.—Alliance, Fire and Life, (101. paid) 71 per Share Ditto Marine, (W. paid) 4 per Share; British Iron Company,• 28, 74 dis. ; British Iron and Coal, 19 17 dis. 4 Two o' Clock. Consols, 801 buyers ; and for Nov., 804 4 ; 4 per Cent. 954. THREE O' CL o CK. Consols, 80k I, nothing doing. POLICE INTELLIGENCE• MANSION-HOUSE.—(Ints Div.) The LORD MAYOR. was occupied this morning in the further examination of Buchanan, Hull, Shave, and Smith, the four men charged with the extensive robbery of Messrs. Phillipps and Co. the lightermen.—Case remanded. GUILDHALL.—(This ace.) There were no less than 20 cases on the list for this morning, the greater number of which were gone through before we left the office, but nothing of the slightest interest transpired. • BOW-STREET.—(Tarts Day.) James Frail was brought up on a charge of having obtained money under false pretences from Mrs. Fords, who stated that she resided at Somer's-town, and that the prisoner had represented himself to her as a Bow-street patrol, and in consequence thereof she entrusted him with the management of three indictments at the last Session in Hicks's-hall, he having promised nut to charge more than the expenceis out of pocket; but before he would under take to do any thing, be required the money in advance, and obtain ed from her 16s. which he said would be the eipence of three Bench warrants that were necessary for the occasion, but it turned out that instead of three be took out only one Bench war rant, which cost no more than Is. Mr. Mttransit'. said, that if be had told her that he had paid IMF. for the warrants previous to his receiving it from her, it would be sufficient to establish the charge, but as the matter stood he doubted if he would be warranted in holding him to bail ; but as there ivere other charges of a similar nature against him, he was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET - -(Txte Da:.) James Carlin, John Flan cry, and Patrick Nichols, three athletic eons of St. Patrick, were charged with assaulting two men named Cochrane and Clements , in Berwick-street last night. Carlin wee fined 20s. for rescuing one of the prisoners from a watchman " in the hurry of business," and committed for fourteen days in default of payment. The others were ordered to find bail for the assault. MARYLEBONE. — (Txte DAT.) Ann Sams was placed at the bar on 4 charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Abraham Street, a watchman, staff that there was a row in the Paddington -road on Saturday night, creat e d by a great number of young women, in which the prisoner a c ted the principal part. Mr. RAWLIXSON—Did youeVer see this young woman before? —No, Sir. Do you know any of the others 7--yes, I know se veral of them. How then does it happen that you fixed upon the stranger, and let the old offenders go?---1 7 took he r b ecause s h e w as the most principal o b s t ro p o rous one; and because I expected the other watchmen who were present would take some of the others. Did the other watehmin do so ?--No. That is a very extraor dinary thing; but, perhaps, you a re aware that th e watch men have particular reasons for letting old offenders at liberty ?-' I knew that. The prisoner admitted the charge, but stated th a t it wa s her first offence. After a suitable admonition, she was discharged. . , . _ PASMIONAIILE INTMTGENCE. WINDSOn, SEPT. S.—This forenoon his MA JESTY, with his household attendants, heard Divine servip... at the New Chapel Royal. T he Rev. the DeaiibTSalisbury officiated. This forenoon their Royal Highnesses Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by their Ladies in Waiting, heard Divine service at the parish church. OnTriday and yesterday his Majesty took his usual 4ereiv. Yesterday afternoon he visited Virginia Ntrate4;and was met by Mr. Aiton, botanical gardener to his MAJESTY, with whom he inspected the new plantations and shrubberies erecting on the margin of various parts of that delightful lake, and adding con siderably to the already picturesque scenery of the place. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left their resi dence at Bushy about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning in their carriage and four, and paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments in the King's Palace at Kensington, where the Duchess of Clarence alighted on a visit to her Royal Relative. His Royal Highness proceeded to his temporary residence in 'Charles-street, Berkeley-square.—The Royal Duke transacted business after his arrival in town at the office of his Majesty's Board of Works, under whose superintendance the new building erecting for his Royal Highness's residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, is carried on. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence dined with the Duchess of Kent in the after noon, and returned to Bushy in the evening. ! , t THEATRES, ~.-• DitURY LANE. The Corned, Ot the Hitir at Law by George Colman, and, in deed, all the acknowledged dramas of that Saint—are distinguished by a persevering breadth of humor and love of point, to which nature—iruth—taste—and sentiment, are sacrified. When a joke does notlie in his way, Mr. Colman can condescend to be natural ; as in the instances of Job Thornberry and Zekiel Homespun, but elect for nature, when she comes in direct collision with a jest— (ntimatter how eseerable)—her scale is sure to kick the beam. In consequence of this Operate infatuation for a piece of waggery, the dramas of our fac.*tts licenser are nothing more than so many Encycloptedieof-W*abridged into five acts, and baptized co.. medics. -14 ' , Asir at Law is a notable instance of this truth. In it M .. k.; Man has taken a character outrageously unnatural ; 14 4 6 and o 06 scarcely comes even within the range of possibility , v i z. a c Unger converted by his attorney into a Lord. This ab et' , however, granted, the rest of the plot follows as a matter of ,' se : the cheesemonger nobleman, his wife, and Co., talk .11 ;"`.use, (" so like wit, 'twill serve the turn as well,") about ,'twinkling of bed-posts"—and such like luxuriant elegancies ; and then, when,. their manufacturer has expended his vocabulary of BillingsgiTt, the plot changes, the rightful heir is discovered, the chee,setnonger dethroned, and the hero and heroine, by way of verifying Lorti-Byron's aphorism, marry, and live very happy at terwards-41iltu&;. in real life, from which this drama professes to he taken; Wetter circumstance is by no means the necessary conseqlence otthe former. And this is a Comedy ! This a corn aleitibtf of the same kind as Congreve's Double Dealer—Sheridan's School for Scandal—Garrick's and Cibber's Clandestine Marriage, •or even , Foots . * inimitable farces : however, we do not wish to be severe, so shall pass by all further comment, except just to add, that if the admirer of Doctor Pangloss will be good enough to look into Madam D'Arblay's Camilla, he will there find in Doctor Orkhorne--the pedantic tutor—the original of Mr. Colman's cha racter. Mais, merlons a nos moutons. The play was ably cast on Saturday night ; Mr. Dowtok)eing the Lord Duberley— Miss Kelly, the Cicely Hotnesiiiiii:'-'--Mr. Edwin the Zekiel, and Mr. Hooper the Dick Dowlass of the evening. Of Dowton's per formance, we have merely to state that it combined his usual ex cellencies, " a host in themselves ;" and that Mr. liooper's Dick Dowlass was highly creditable to his judgment and humor. Per haps it wanted spirit, but this young actor appeared to have " good stuff" in him 1 so we will not complain, but hope, as we ' firmly anticipate, his eventual success. Harley's Doctor Pangloss was inimitable ; the quotations went trippingly off his tongue, as if forming part and parcel of lei!' intellect ; while Miss Kelly in tieely Homespun, drew tears from about two dozen eyes in, the *414 SUS ; *striking proof of ber pathos, when we consider that that deportment of the theatre, titnially consists of dim lads sentimental school girls. The how, we were glad to per ceive, was crowded. _ • ...DELPHI. This delightful little theatre opened on Saturday night, with the popular piece of the Pilot—dramatised from a novel of the same name—by Cooper, the pride of transatlantic literature; a new hurletta, entitled, " La Fetes des Nations," and a comic opera, " Old Love and young Love ;" the plot of which is chiefly taken up with the adventures of twi) Ithierly guardians, (Terry and Elliott). who are both in love with their ward (Miss Boden.) The house was literally crammed ; a fact by no means to be won dered at, when, on turning to the night, play-bills, we find that Terry and Yates were included among the Dramatis Person*. We wish these spirited proprietors all the suds that they de serve. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MOsilliOUTifiLACES:—TuoiisraY, OCT. i. A Plate of 501., given by the County of Monmouth, for all ages. Mr. Bodenham's b. h. sprite Mr. Bartley's h. g. Congeon A Handicap Plate of 50/., given by the Town of Monmouth. ...,. . Mr Griffitha's br. in. Palatine 2 1 Mr. Thomas's hr.' h. Shylock ... 3 3 dis Mr. Bodenhsm's b. 1. Prude IHE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE._ 7 —(Tmis DAy). The large supplies of Grain and Flour last week, together with the fresh arrivals of this morning have filled our market with nearly every article in the trade. Wheat meets a very dull sale, and except for the primed parcels, may be reported Is. to 2e. per quarter lower ; Barley for malting, sells slowly at last quotations, other qualities are without variation ; Beane fully support the terms of this day sennight ; Boiling Pease remain much as last quoted ; Grey Pease are 2s. per quarter dearer ; the trade for Oats is very heavy, and none, except for sweet wimples, obtain the rates of last Monday ; Flour is expected to decline be. per sack, the supply being excessive. ARRIVALS or LAST WIREIL• Wheat. Barley. Malt. Data. Boons. Fetus. Flour. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Barks. English frith 3,90.5 Foreign 3,635 800 - 31,055 1,86! :1,27t TRICXS• .......Wh :._ eat, I: ‘,vLi ed .aahniuniy,,i) ( i.tadfn o seb l e d th.(v ) i.an.B.26.,ce.)...,.: 1 11 ,4bontsuis ii 2t : 2.4.( 1 8) t p : e.an n rk s aF i to., : en m de al ; 1 (new) 461 5 n .. 6 : 1 ---... White (old) Sts. 645• ro.......•••••000 (old) f ---- Red (1826) 4 & . 508. ----Tick (new) 436 444, ................... Fine - (old) 444. 475. _ Superfine 565. 588. -----Ilarrow (new) 444. 48s. .... 50s. b4s. —.---.------ (old) . 46a. .50s. ••••••• .... 4 • Superfine.-- 6 03 . • . - Fin* illis 168 no Es. Rye (new) ..................... 965. 40s . Barley 26s. 305. -...... Poland lbs. SOs ......--.Fine (new) .......... 30s. 345. -----•••••••-•-• Fine Vs. 318. .:..5uperfine..........., 366. 395. -- Potatne fis Ilk Malt ... ........................ 50s. 541. ..------.. Fine sle fir. Country 41111 4 J : s i :: 11°11461 4: 1 4 : ....L........._puser?.(ieroate ~,....Boilers c . ilt . ter . 0( . sr,;( . . nen . w.E .7 . 7) : :..;.. ...... ..... ...: ::. ~... ..... ...1. :: 6 55 1 ,502:::: ...,..... ; . r.........7,,T S ( C posN o e t orc e ros h thaeldsk) __. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—(Tuts DAT.) market tv g as ual i i t t l y cx , le o r;ite l l v y hi s c i h ipp i l t ie vr d a w s i v t e h ry ev d e: fi y e t ie h l i l n t g ; Mutton,bu u r m t .r , }l. Besets t a t ;el " , t an and fork, Sold, with sorn iabl e suitst d to e .iet: g ar r tt e Ahh e aLs o ir f :s. i h tes r es i e s i k od:i Beef, though the buyers said they were higher than on Friday, there wits not, in the opinion of those who were disinterested, any visible alteration. r ues!' rut STONE 1 o o : T s 4 A :lc ,. a tiSi .. . .. . Calves r a i O i: sel l $ P0rker5,.....,.... underl so lan or e T i t.r . Is. I . ~ . I. ........... .. 4, 01: 44: i s. d. tot d. ' lnftriOr Baits 3 8 3 0 Large Lambs & wo rld quality ditto.... 363 10 Prime small ditto 4- 4 in Pr i m . loge 0xen....... 4 4 4 R Large coarse Calve' 4 g 4 i n s ' Prima SW% ke c Second Wq Shoe ua O a i e d Pi d s . d .i tt ' :e t i lt o. o r ] 3 4 8 4 4 6 Suckling Cail F t i .... .. . I i t , : - - - South Down Wethers . :4 A : i d 1.1 4 3 1, 8 Quarter old Pi -0 421. ma. I Sheep and Lambs. I Calves , le " i lia. to p " , .. . 4"' I 14,430 183 1: . .. _ -_......_ .. NEW 0 ATE AND LEADEN ti A Li -------- .------ At per stone, bY the Carus ,' IiAItILICIL s. d. to a, d. tleqr ... ... . ... 3 04 41 Veal s. 4. toe. IL utton.... ........ .. .. 3 0 4 3 Pork M ,IAMb 4 0 b 6 Ss. 4d. to M. Si. Beasts. 2,521 SPIRIT OV 1111 PUBLIC JOURNALS. Intelligent men of all classes and 'parties are arming their minds for the sug g e s ti o n o f expedients, by which they may save the financial system of this country from ruin. And who can be sue wised at such a direction being given to the public feeling ? For who can he insensible to those prospects which glare upon us to whatever side we turn ? With nearly nine hundred millions of debt, and a rapidly falling revenue, it is plain that no measures within the range of a mere tam pering, compromising, and palliating policy, can ever secure us against a sudden overthrow of the whole fabric of our national credit, at :the instant in which any foreign state or confederacy may choose to threaten us with a breaking , up of the peace of Europe. Not for a single week after the commencement of hostilities is it probable that the rotten system of the English funds would survive. We beg leave to say, therefore, that it is wise and patriotic for independent men to anticipate, if possible, the danger, and to prepare the means of establishing some improved security for our existence as a state, before the dreaded hour shall ar rive, when all precautions will have become already unavailing. However, it is but fair to add, that no specific plan which we have yet been apprised of, does more than attest the difficulty of the case ; while the number of projects to which the few last weeks have given birth, demonstrate how strong and general the nnpression is becoming, that no common effort will be sufficient to provide a full remedy for the approaching evil. Undoubtedly, the enormous weight of debt under which we labour may be said to constitute the paramount mischief of our condition ; and it is one, of which we lament to state, that so far as the Govern ment of the country is concerned, much more has been effected in the way of aggravating its pressure, than of relieving, us from it, in even the most mode rate degree. How to meet the taxes imposed on us by this cruel mortgage on every thing living or valuable wtthin the British dominions, and at the same time to maintain in activity the commercial industry, whence alone any large revenue can be raised, is a problem of which we have never yet seen a solution in anywise convincing: The usual practice, with all but Minis terial writers, is to cut the knot by the decimation of national bankruptcy, or by proposals which are equiva lent to such a declaration, under less revolting names. A pamphlet has been sent us, the author of which seems well versed in the history of stir progressive debt, as well as clear in the exposition of his facts, and shrewd in his unflinching commentaries; but, after hastening on to his prospectus of the financial panacea, with an interest enhanced by the able manner in which his develepement of the exigency and its causes had been throughout conducted, we find that under seine novelty of detail, and variation of form, as compared with previous plans of amelioration, in principle it is nothing more than an undisguised confession of insol vency, by acquitting the bovernment, the Bank of England, and all other debtors in the empire, of their obligations, on payment of one-fourth of the weight in gold which constitutes the amount of their debts. The scheme is referred to as being founded on some communication which appeared in this journal at the beginning of the year, from a gentleman of the name of lteddell ; and Mr. Kitchin, the writer of the pam phlet now under consideration, thus builds upon the text which he recalls to us : " This is the basis of Mr. Reddell's plan contains various propositions; the first of which is the ground of the whole, and is in the words following : " Let it be enacted that, on and after a certain day, the sum of I/. in cash shall be considered by every person throughout the kingdom as equal in value to 41. in British paper money, of every description ; and that every person, 'esessoad after that dayrehall, pay and receive also in that proportion; and that all Br i tish bills, notes, leases , bonds, and peculiar obligations whatsoever, given or granted, pre vious to that period, shall he considered as founded on the present nomitrel or fictitious valuation, and be discharged according to law in like manner.' " Here I must again express my apprehension that not only I, but Mr. Redden too, will be thought to be insane; and I fear the greater part of my readers will here be dis posed to throw down my paper and read no further. I entreat them, however, to proceed :—Let us at least con sider the measure, and ascertain what the objections to it. really are, bearing in mind throughout the principle I have just stated as the basis of the plan. " All the relative situations between party and party, applicable to money obligations, resolve themselves into that of debtor and creditor—such as buyer and seller, land lord and tenant, lender and borrower, &c. "Any one of these classes may be taken to see how the parties in each and every of them will, respectively, be af fected by the measure proposed, giving to the receiver the option to be paid in gold or in paper. " I will take the class buyer end seller,' as being the most general. " A. owes B. 1,000/. for goods sold. Now, if payment be made in gold, the numerical amount will be reduced three-fourths—the sum will be 250 sovereigns ;—if made in paper, the numerical amount will stand as it did—the sum will be 1,0001. B. the receiver, then has, in the one case, 250/. in gold, and in the other case 1,000/. in paper, in discharge of his demand on A. But as he (i. e. the re ceiver) rvill by this plan be enabled to employ this money (whether it be 250/. in cash or 1,000!. in notes) at the same respective rates of value at which he has received them, in whatever way his occasions may require (whether in pay ment of any debt he may owe, or in purchasing any article he may buy—or in making any investment, by loan or other wise he can suffer no loss or inconvenience whatever by the alteration, nor can the smallest difficulty be experienced in any money-transactions between persons in any relative situation in which they may stand with_each other, as no alteration in 'the price of any thing, or the amount of any obligation, will take place—the prices of all articles, may have a pound. and the amounts of all obligations, being retained in the numerical amount of one of the kinds of media e. the or a crown in silver in payment, and go to market paper.) And 80 as to labour :—lf a labouring man have t for his i s s a wages, ‘ ri ‘ l 'e e e t k p i t i aitity ohe e ny articles he may el l e) v tii ii e h th one as with the other. The change would anv o l.oladti r el e t no doubt at first surprise him, b u t it would soon become familiar to him, and be no lon ger t h oug h t o f . " The same results will b e seen i n transact i ons b etween all other debtors and creditors, whether landlord and te: mi ellnt, mortgager or mortgagee, & c.; and t h ere f ore it di unnecessary to pursue th e exam i nat i on as to them. " As to future money-obligations--as mores, or the paper currency ; expreasing; notes, bond., e gold cur rencygic. they may be given according to th a fter mentioning the amount, in w hi c h o f t h e two currencies it i s to be taken (that o f go ld ma y b e die charged accordingly : but perhaps it would be better to g old currency, as it will be the have them all taken in the the paper currency grand object of this plan to extinguish ultimately. called sterling) and to be themselves to every case- and situa tionbe general, extending including the funds, the expenses of parties (of (ntulazees which the whole are sup ported),in the different circulating media will and that the taxes , y rmons debt of 900,000,000/. follows, of the taxes 55,000,000/., will b e and the annual amount of " G A o s ver t n h nl es e e st ates o f Government precisely the um. ,-noses, in effect, as befor e ; as it will onl y be p laci ng the reduced a t once to one-fourth o f thos e s ums , though two different media in a stets, so that they may proceed together, without the possibility, if this equitable adjust ment be maintained, of a recurrence of the distressing